Monday 15 March 2021

Barbel Challenge 2020/21


The initial target was 100 barbel over the summer season - cracked! But with Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns limiting the pike season I decided to see if I could also add another 100 over the tougher winter season. Season total: 250 barbel, including 6 doubles to 14lb 2oz!

Starting the season on 800 small river barbel, the new target pushed me over 1,000 barbel from the river - something I couldn't have even dreamed of 11 years ago when I first cast a line in it! Making the most of the restrictive season - and a new PB was the icing on the cake!!

 Season No 5+ 7+ 10+ Best
 2010/11 27 1 0 0 6lb 6oz
 2011/12 44 14 8 0 9lb 12oz
 2012/13 56 34 20 6 12lb 4oz
 2013/14 8 5 4 0 7lb 13oz
 2014/15 71 33 16 1 10lb 1oz
 2015/16 127 45 15 0 9lb 4oz
 2016/17 70 31 15 2 11lb 15oz
 2017/18 132 56 23 2 10lb 9oz
 2018/19 101 36 13 1 10lb 3oz
 2019/20 164 69 28 5 12lb 1oz
 2020/21 250 77 20 6 14lb 2oz
 Total: 1,050 401 162 23 Breakdown

2 comments:

  1. Bloody impressive mate! Richly deserved and when time is put in it just illustrates what is possible and all off of a river that 90% of people visiting will blank half a dozen times and never come back and claim its empty :)

    But, where are all those 15lb+ Barbel that keep coming out I hear you cry! You need to find one mate.

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    1. It was 55 barbel sessions and god knows how many miles walked back and forth - but totally worth it!!

      I think those 15lb+ barbel were weighed on ‘Facebook Scales’, especially when you see the photos that accompany the claimed weights - as far as I’m aware that 14 is the biggest barbel in the system.

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